The Essential Link – The Story of Wilfrid Israel
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The Essential Link – The Story of Wilfrid Israel
“Never in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was” Albert Einstein.
Wilfrid Israel, the owner of a department store in the center of Berlin, was one of the great saviors of Jews during the Holocaust.
However, very few people have heard of him and his story was kept secret.
filmmaker Yonatan Nir takes us on an investigative journey as he searches for the mysterious hero and his disappearance from history.
Director: Yonatan Nir
Producer: Noam Shalev
Production Company: Highlight Films
Cinematographer: Yoav Kleinman
Editor: Tal Brog
Soundtrack Editor: Avi Mizrachi
Original Soundtrack: Isar Sholman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Claims Conference
Script: Yonatan Nir
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Films Ltd.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: האיש הנעלם – סיפורו של וילפריד ישראל
“Never in my life have I come in contact with a being so noble, so strong and as selfless as he was” Albert Einstein.
Wilfrid Israel, the owner of a department store in the center of Berlin, was one of the great saviors of Jews during the Holocaust.
However, very few people have heard of him and his story was kept secret.
filmmaker Yonatan Nir takes us on an investigative journey as he searches for the mysterious hero and his disappearance from history.
Director: Yonatan Nir
Producer: Noam Shalev
Production Company: Highlight Films
Cinematographer: Yoav Kleinman
Editor: Tal Brog
Soundtrack Editor: Avi Mizrachi
Original Soundtrack: Isar Sholman
Supporter(s): The New Fund for Cinema and Television, The Claims Conference
Script: Yonatan Nir
Distributor: Ruth Diskin Films Ltd.
Subtitles: English
Film Name in Hebrew: האיש הנעלם – סיפורו של וילפריד ישראל
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